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Professor Green on how his dad's suicide affects him

By Professor GreenWriting for Newsbeat

20/01/14

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Professor Green talks about his father, who killed himself

Professor Green is the presenter of a new documentary for Radio 1's Stories called Suicide Survivors. He hears from people who've tried to end their own lives, and asks experts why suicide is the biggest killer of young people. Writing for Newsbeat, the rapper, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, explains here how suicide has affected his own life.

"It's been six years since my dad took his life. I was 24.

I first learned about it on a Wednesday morning.

My grandmother, who I was living with at the time, came into my room in tears.

My father wasn't at my wedding, not because of some unfortunate accident, but because of a decision that he made